The following stores are in the neighbouring suburbs of City/Fortitude Valley. This is the CBD of Queensland's capital city which centres on the Queen St Mall. All stores are with a 10 minute drive of each other, with public transport close by to all. From the airport, a train will take you to Brunswick St Station for the Fortitude Valley Store, or take the next stop Central Station for all City stores. If you click the up arrow on the City map, you will see Central Station marked, its only a block and a bit away from the map centre.
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Butter Beats
Covers all styles of electronic music - some hip-hop and jazz. Average price = $20 new, $10 second hand. Some new, mainly second hand. Wide range of vinyl, also lots of (usually older) CDs.
Location:
144 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Ph: +61 7 3220 0005 Map
Find Broadway Arcade in the centre of the map, Butter Beats is inside. Listening stations: Yes
[CLOSED] 709 Ann Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006 Ph: +61 7 3257 3257 Map
The store is on the Southern side of Ann St, opposite Warner St. Listening stations: Yes
Rocking Horse Records -- Announced closure, but still open 08/2011
Covers all styles. Lots of DnB, techno and international house. Mainly second hand, some new vinyl. CDs are pop/rock/indie styles, the only electronic releases are mixed compilations and some DVDs.
Location:
245 Albert St, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Ph: +61 7 3229 5360 Map
The store is located on the Southeast side of the Albert St and Adelaide St intersection. Listening stations: Yes
Covers all styles of indie/rock on CD. A very small selection of electronica CDs.
Location:
85 Elizabeth St, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Ph: +61 7 3229 2389 Map
The store is located on the Southern side of Elizabeth St, about where the linked map ends. Listening stations:Possibly
Covers all styles of electronic music and some hip-hop. Mainly more commercial stuff is sold here, but they also stock rarer items and are happy to order records for you. Good people, average price = $20 but they have a rack full of $5 house. New only. Mostly vinyl, but there is a small and diverse selection of CDs. This is one of the stores of the label Central Station.
Location:
195 Elizabeth St, Brisbane, QLD 4000 Ph: +61 7 3210 0550 Map
Find Broadway Arcade in the centre of the map and find where it would intersect with Elizabeth St. CSR is located approximately there, on the Southern side of Elizabeth St. Their shopfront is about 10 metres from the footpath, at the end of an arcade. Listening stations: Yes
